diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6865834c..e191d442 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ For environment variables, convert property names to uppercase and replace `.`/`
 
 These are bound from `discord-mod-bot.*` and the application will fail to start if they are missing.
 
-| Property                    | Environment Variable        | Required | Description                                                      |
-|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `discord-mod-bot.owner-id`  | `DISCORD_MOD_BOT_OWNER_ID`  | Yes      | Discord user ID for the bot owner (used for owner-only actions). |
-| `discord-mod-bot.bot-token` | `DISCORD_MOD_BOT_BOT_TOKEN` | Yes      | Discord bot token used to connect to the Discord gateway.        |
+| Property                                  | Environment Variable                         | Required | Description                                                      |
+|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `discord-mod-bot.owner-id`                | `DISCORD_MOD_BOT_OWNER_ID`                   | Yes      | Discord user ID for the bot owner (used for owner-only actions). |
+| `discord-mod-bot.bot-token`               | `DISCORD_MOD_BOT_BOT_TOKEN`                  | Yes      | Discord bot token used to connect to the Discord gateway.        |
+| `discord-mod-bot.attachment-cache.channel-id` | `DISCORD_MOD_BOT_ATTACHMENT_CACHE_CHANNEL_ID` | Yes      | Discord text channel used to cache attachments.                 |
 
 ### Default runtime properties
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ These defaults are defined in `src/main/resources/application.properties`.
 ```bash
 export DISCORD_MOD_BOT_OWNER_ID=123456789012345678
 export DISCORD_MOD_BOT_BOT_TOKEN=your-token-here
+export DISCORD_MOD_BOT_ATTACHMENT_CACHE_CHANNEL_ID=310006048595509248
 export SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/discordmodbot
 export SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME=spring
 export SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=test
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentCacheProperties.kt b/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentCacheProperties.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa2b0c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentCacheProperties.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package be.duncanc.discordmodbot.logging
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Positive
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated
+
+@ConfigurationProperties("discord-mod-bot.attachment-cache")
+@Validated
+class AttachmentCacheProperties(
+    @field:Positive
+    val channelId: Long = throw IllegalStateException("attachment cache channel ID not configured")
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentProxyCreator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentProxyCreator.kt
index d848928c..707f2cc8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentProxyCreator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentProxyCreator.kt
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
  */
 @Component
 class AttachmentProxyCreator(
-    private val attachmentProxyRepository: AttachmentProxyRepository
+    private val attachmentProxyRepository: AttachmentProxyRepository,
+    private val attachmentCacheProperties: AttachmentCacheProperties
 ) {
     companion object {
-        private const val CACHE_CHANNEL = 310006048595509248L
         private val LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AttachmentProxyCreator::class.java)
     }
 
@@ -50,36 +50,44 @@ class AttachmentProxyCreator(
         var hadFailures = false
         val originalMessage = event.message
 
-        originalMessage.attachments.forEach { attachment ->
-            try {
-                if (attachment.size < 8 shl 20) {  //8MB
-                    attachment.proxy.download().get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS).let { inputStream: InputStream ->
-                        val outputStream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
-                        IOUtils.copy(inputStream, outputStream)
+        val channel = event.jda.getTextChannelById(attachmentCacheProperties.channelId)
+        if (channel == null) {
+            LOG.error(
+                "The configured attachment cache channel could not be found: {}",
+                attachmentCacheProperties.channelId
+            )
+            hadFailures = true
+        } else {
+            originalMessage.attachments.forEach { attachment ->
+                try {
+                    if (attachment.size < 8 shl 20) {  //8MB
+                        attachment.proxy.download().get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS).let { inputStream: InputStream ->
+                            val outputStream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+                            IOUtils.copy(inputStream, outputStream)
 
-                        event.jda.getTextChannelById(CACHE_CHANNEL)
-                            ?.sendFiles(
+                            channel.sendFiles(
                                 FileUpload.fromData(outputStream.toByteArray(), attachment.fileName)
                             )
-                            ?.addContent(originalMessage.jumpUrl)
-                            ?.map { message ->
-                                message.attachments.map { messageAttachment ->
-                                    "[${messageAttachment.fileName}](${messageAttachment.url})"
+                                .addContent(originalMessage.jumpUrl)
+                                .map { message ->
+                                    message.attachments.map { messageAttachment ->
+                                        "[${messageAttachment.fileName}](${messageAttachment.url})"
+                                    }
                                 }
-                            }
-                            ?.submit()
-                            ?.get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                            ?.let {
-                                attachments.addAll(it)
-                            }
+                                .submit()
+                                .get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                                .let {
+                                    attachments.addAll(it)
+                                }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        LOG.warn("The file was larger than 8MB.")
+                        hadFailures = true
                     }
-                } else {
-                    LOG.warn("The file was larger than 8MB.")
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    LOG.info("An exception occurred when retrieving one of the attachments", e)
                     hadFailures = true
                 }
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                LOG.info("An exception occurred when retrieving one of the attachments", e)
-                hadFailures = true
             }
         }
         val attachmentProxy = when {
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentCachePropertiesTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentCachePropertiesTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..970489f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/be/duncanc/discordmodbot/logging/AttachmentCachePropertiesTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package be.duncanc.discordmodbot.logging
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
+
+class AttachmentCachePropertiesTest {
+
+    private val contextRunner = ApplicationContextRunner()
+        .withUserConfiguration(AttachmentCachePropertiesConfiguration::class.java)
+
+    @Test
+    fun `custom channel ID is bound from properties`() {
+        contextRunner
+            .withPropertyValues("discord-mod-bot.attachment-cache.channel-id=123456789012345678")
+            .run { context ->
+                val properties = context.getBean(AttachmentCacheProperties::class.java)
+                assertEquals(123456789012345678L, properties.channelId)
+            }
+    }
+
+    @Configuration
+    @EnableConfigurationProperties(AttachmentCacheProperties::class)
+    class AttachmentCachePropertiesConfiguration
+}